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Maritime Heritage Minnesota conducted the Minnesota Wooden Watercraft Analysis and 3D Scanning Project (MWWA) between January and June 2021. The purpose of the MWWA Project was to document, 3D scan, and conduct historical research of 4 Minnesota-produced watercraft. MHM chose watercraft constructed by the Alexandria Boat Works in Douglas County, Larson Boat Works in Morrison County, Taft Marine Woodcraft in Hennepin County, and a homebuild watercraft now located in Washington County. Watercraft are held in several Minnesota museums, historical societies, and collections - boats that were constructed in the state. Often the general public, scholars, and students are unaware of the significance of small and seemingly mundane historic vessels preserved in these collections. Drawing upon nautical archaeological and maritime historical knowledge based on fieldwork and research, MHM chose 4 small wooden watercraft specifically constructed to act as recreational vessels to investigate during the MWWA Project. These vessels met particular criteria: they were Minnesota-designed and built, they had a particular design, they are rare, and their significance to the maritime history of the state has not been widely recognized or understood. MHM has documented 3D scanned, measured, sketched, and photographed 4 vessels: Erick Erickson's Lady of the Lakes Outboard Motor Boat from Alexandria Boat Works in Alexandria on Lake Agnes, Paul Larson's Senior Fisherman's Choice from Larson Boat Works in Little Falls on the Mississippi River, Bob and Warren Taft's Ice Boat Kit Green Hornet from Taft Marine Woodcraft in Columbia Heights. and a Wooden Outboard Runabout Homebuild kit boat that may be from Taft or Luger Marine of Minneapolis.
In Copyright. This work is copyrighted to Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota. It cannot be duplicated, altered, or hosted online by an unauthorized third party. It cannot be sold for a profit or used to make a profit by any unauthorized third party and no commercial use is allowed. It can be used as a scholarly resource with proper citation to Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota.
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In Copyright. This work is copyrighted to Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota. It cannot be duplicated, altered, or hosted online by an unauthorized third party. It cannot be sold for a profit or used to make a profit by any unauthorized third party and no commercial use is allowed. It can be used as a scholarly resource with proper citation to Ann Merriman, Christopher Olson, and Maritime Heritage Minnesota.
